PM meets Macron in Davos

Baghdad / NINA / -Prime Minister Muhammad Shiaa Al-Sudani confirmed today, Wednesday, the development of the technical and field capabilities of the Iraqi armed forces of all types.

A statement from his media office stated: “al-Sudani met with French President Emmanuel Macron, on the sidelines of his participation in the Davos Economic Forum held in Switzerland. During the meeting, they discussed the security and political situation in the region, the relations between the two countries and ways to strengthen them.”

According to the statement, the two sides reviewed opportunities for cooperation in the economic fields, the field of developing Iraqi military capabilities, implementing armament contracts with the French company Thales, expanding the partnership in the oil field and strengthening various contracts with Total and the rest of the major French companies.

Al-Sudani pointed out, according to the statement, the development of the technical and field capabilities of the Iraqi armed forces of all types, and their consolidation of victory over the terrorist ISIS, which opens the way for moving to ending the role of the international coalition to fight ISIS, and continuing bilateral security and military cooperation between Iraq and the friendly countries that supported it in its war against terrorism. "

The meeting also witnessed discussion of the current situation in Gaza and the continued aggression against the Palestinian people, as al-Sudani reiterated the role of the international community and the major active countries, including France, in working to stop the suffering, prevent the sufferings of the Palestinians, and find a radical solution to the issue that guarantees the rights of the Palestinian people on their historical land. "/End